Call for Applications for election as a BAI Director - Applications are now closed

Applications are invited for election as a Director of BAI by the BAI Council at its meeting to be held on Thursday, 28 February or Friday, 29 February, 2008.

Applications must be signed by a Secretary of a BAI Member Association and be received by the CEO of BAI by the close of business on Friday, 18 January, 2008.

*Application Papers and Nomination Form can be viewed from this link.

(message posted 28/12/2007)

2007 Australian Championships - Mansfield Tavern, Brisbane, December 6-9.

See the Results page for full details

(message posted 26/12/2007)

Boxing Australia Inc. 'A' Team to the 2008 Oceania Championships

Congratulations to the following Senior Men 2007 Australian Champions:

48kg Kyle Freiberg (QLD)
51kg Stephen (Steve) Sutherland (VIC)
54kg Nathan DiCarlo (QLD)
57kg Luke Jackson (TAS)
60kg Anthony Little (WA)
64kg Qamil Balla (VIC)
69kg Mark Basile (VIC)
75kg Trent Broadhurst (QLD)
81kg Matthew Corbett (NSW)
91kg Adam Forsyth (WA)
91+kg Daniel Beahan (QLD)

The 2007 Senior Men Champions from the recent BAI Australian Championships held in Brisbane, December 6-9, will be the Australian 'A' Team to compete at the 2008 Oceania Championships and Olympic Qualifying Tournament next year. The dates and venue of this tournament are to be confirmed.

(message posted 18/12/2007)
(message amended 19/12/07)

Australian Competition Rules including Australian Championship Rules - new policy:

A new Australian competition rules policy has been added to the 'Documents' page of this website providing amended Australian Compeition Rules including Australian Championship Rules effective 6 December, 2007.

(message posted 27.11.07)

AIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

Day One: Australian, Todd Kidd (64kg) defeated his opponent Jonathon Gonzalez from Puerto Rico on the first day of competition. For the bout results click on this link or for up to date information, results and pictures on the AIBA World Championships go to www.aiba.org.

(message posted 25/10/2007)

AIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING CEREMONY

Click on this link to view pictures of the Opening Ceremony.

Due to injury Jarrod Fletcher 75kg Australian Team Member has withdrawn from the AIBA World Championships and has returned home to Australia for immediate treatment. All other ten Team Members have successfully weighed in and passed their medical for the tournament.

Todd Kidd 64kg Team Member has drawn his first bout on the first night of competition, Tuesday, 23 October (Wednesday, 24 October, daytime for Australia time).

(message posted 24/10/2007)

Applications received for election as a BAI Director

Two Year Term

* Ron Pengelly

One Year Term

* Garry Moore


(message posted 24/10/2007)

Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008

Australia will have 'A' and 'B' Mens Senior Teams at the 2008 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

The 'A' Team will be comprised of the winners of the Mens Senior Titles at the Australian Championships to be held in Mansfield, Brisbane, from 6-9 December, 2007. All expenses of the 'A' Team members attending the 2008 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be met.

The 'B' Team will be the winners of the weight divisions at a Selection Tournament to be held at the AIS, Canberra, from 29 February - 2 March, 2008. The BAI Board of Directors has resolved that unless there are exceptional reasons only those boxers who were defeated by the Australian Champions in their weight divisions at the 2007 Australian Championships will be eligible to compete in the 'B' Team Selection Tournament. 'B' Team members will have to meet their expenses in attending the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

(message posted 05/10/2007)

Australian World Championship Team News

The Australian Boxing Team for the 2007 World Championships commencing on 23 October in Chicago, USA, has now moved from a high altitude training camp in Colorado, USA, to Marquette, Michigan, to finish its preparation for what is the first major qualifying tournament for the Beijing Olympics. The first eight boxers at the World Championships in the weight divisions 48 kg to 81 kg and the first four boxers in the 91 kg-91 + kg divisions qualify to compete in the 2008 Olympic Games.

Any Australian boxers that do not qualify for the 2008 Olympics at the World Championships will need to represent Australia at the 2008 Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament and, if no Oceania ‘continent’ boxer through the World Championships has already taken up the Oceania continent’s quota of one boxer per weight division for the Olympic Games, then qualify through becoming an Oceania senior mens champion.

Brad Pitt in the 91 kg division has been confirmed by Boxing Australia’s Board of Directors as a member of the Australian Boxing Team for the World Championships. Brad recently returned to Australia to receive advice regarding a hand injury, and the Board has taken its decision that he retain his position in the Australian Team after receiving an opinion from an eminent medical specialist that Brad will be able to undertake full boxing activity at the World Championships.

Boxing Australia wishes the Team all the best in its final stages of preparation for the World Championships.

(message posted 05/10/2007)

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) Fact Sheets

ASADA have provided a range of Fact Sheets, which are designed to provide boxers and support personnel with vital anti-doping information.

For further information about anti-doping rules and regulations, please visit the ASADA website www.asada.gov.au or call the ASADA Anti-Doping Hotline on 1800 020 506. The ASADA Anti-Doping Hotline is now operating seven days a week 8am to 8pm (AEST).

As an athlete you are responsible for any substances found in your system. ASADA recommends that you always check the status of medications and other related products (prior to use) EACH YEAR by calling the ASADA Drugs in Sport Hotline or by obtaining the ASADA Drugs in Sport Handbook (DISH). You can now access on-line, a list of banned and permitted medications as well as your rights and responsibilities as an athlete www.asada.gov.au.

(message posted 27/09.2007 - amended 04/06/08)

Zac Dunn wins bronze for Australia at the 2007 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan

Congratulations to the Boxing Australia Cadet Team members for their good perfomances at the 2007 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Zac Dunn (70kg) who won a Bronze Medal deserves special mention.
 
Rohan Murdock (60kg) and Jamie Harding (48kg) both performed well, reaching the quarter finals and Ibrahim Balla (57kg) and Timacoy Williams (52kg) were good representatives of Australia.

The Team Coach Allan Nicolson Junior and Team Manager Chris Carden are to be congratulated on the Team's result.

To view the results of the tournament or articles and pictures go to the AIBA website via the link below:

Click on this link to view the results on the AIBA World Cadet Championships website.

 Article: '2007 AIBA Cadet World Championships Steep learning curve for Australia'

(message amended 11/09/07)

Boxing Australia Senior Team in pre-World Championship training

The senior Boxing Australia Team arrived at the AIS on Sunday 26 as the Cadet Team departed for Azerbaijan. The seniors will train at the AIS until they depart for 1 & 1/2 months training in the US in the lead up to the World Championships in Chicago - 18 Oct to 3 Nov next.

(message posted 31.08.07)

Boxing rated the toughest sport in the World

Click here for ESPN news article link


(message posted 13/08/07)

Commonwealth Championship - Liverpool

The '2007 Boxing Australia World Championship Team' competed with great success at the Commonwealth Championships held in Liverpool, UK, between July 20-30, 2007.

The team of eight will be returning to Australia on 31 July with:
2 Gold - Todd Kidd 64kg & Matthew Corbett 81kg
3 Silver - Luke Boyd 54kg, Gerard O'Mahony 69kg & Daniel Beahan 91+kg
1 Bronze - Paul Fleming 57kg

Congratulations to Todd and Matthew on becoming Commonwealth Champions.

The 48kg - Stevie Sutherland, the youngest Boxing Australia team member, was not above the age limit of 17 to compete in the tournament. However, the English Boxing Association arranged a separate bout for Stevie outside of the tournament that he won 20-10 against his Northern Ireland opponent.

Will Tomlinson 60kg and Jimmy Ceapa 51kg gave their opponents tough competition and gained great experience.

(for the full results go to Amateur Boxing Association website)

The team will all meet again on Sunday 26 August, at the Australian Institute of Sport for a pre-training camp before departing for the USA in preparation for the 2007 World Championships in Chicago Oct 20 - Nov 3, 2007.

Thank you to Bodo Andreass (Head Coach), Erle Wiltshire (Ass. Coach), Phil Goodes (Team Manager), Hamilton Lee (Analysis officer) and Vince Consentini (Physiotherapist) for your important contributions to the team's success.

Congratulations to Stephen Donkin for his outstanding R&J performance at the tournament.

(message posted 30/07/07)
(message amended 03/08/07)

2007 Australian Cadet World Championship Team

The boxers selected to represent Boxing Australia at the 2007 World Cadet Championships are:

48kg Jamie Harding (QLD)
52Kg Timacoy Williams (NSW)
57kg Ibrahim Balla (VIC)
60Kg Rohan Murdoch (QLD)
70Kg Zac Dunn (NSW)

The Team's Coach will be Allan Nicolson Jnr. and the Team Manager/Assistant Coach will be Chris Carden.

The 2007 Cadet World Championships are scheduled between 30 Aug - 9 Sept in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Team will attend a training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport commencing 19 August and leave for the 2007 Cadet World Championships on 26 August.

(message posted 25/07/07)
(message amended 03/08/07)

Commonwealth Cahmpionship Liverpool results

To view up to date results of the Commonwealth Championships in Liverpool, click on this link to the website of Amateur Boxing Association of England.

Or to view the results in pdf click on this link.

(message posted 23/07/07)

Australian Team to Commonwealth Championships Liverpool 22-29 July

The Boxing Australia 'World Championship' Team has been training at the Australian Institute of Sport from July 1 to July 20. As part of the their training schedule  the team were taken to Jindabyne for a week of high altitude training that entailed cross country skiing to prepare them for their next tournament in Liverpool at the Commonwealth Championships.

Boxing Australia would like to wish the team the best of luck on their trip to compete at the Commonwealth Championships between 22 - 29 July.

Unfortunately, Brad Pitt 91kg and Jarrod Fletcher 75kg have been withdrawn from this trip due to injuries sustained late in the training camp.

Bodo Andreass - Boxing Australia's National coach, his assistant coach Erle Wiltshire and the Team Manager Phillip Goodes will be joined by the Australian Institute of Sport's Hamilton Lee who will assist Coach with providing immediate video footage of each bout and of the team's direct opponents and Vince Cosentini who is the team physiotherapist.

Stephen Donkin from New South Wales will represent Australia as an AIBA Referee and Judge at the Commonwealth Championships.

Click on the link provided to view a picture of some of the team prior to departing the AIS for Sydney to meet their international flight to the UK.

The team returns on July 30, with the AIS scholarship holders returning to the AIS directly for continued training and the non scholarship holders visit their home States for a short break before heading back to the Australian Institute of Sport for a training camp between August 26 - Sept 5. From The AIS, the team head overseas to America for pre-training in the lead up to the World Championships in Chicago 22 October - 3 November.

The team return from Chicago around early November to their home States for training and preparation for the Australian Championships in Brisbane - December 6-9.

(message posted 20/07/07)

Cadet World Championship - Selection camp at the Australian Institute of Sport

Boxing Australia with the support of the Australian Commonwealth Games Association Junior funding grant anticipates a Cadet Team to be selected from a camp run at the AIS between July 15 -19 last with nominated U17 boxers from BAI Member Associations. The selection camp was conducted under the direct supervision of Bodo Andreass (Member of BAI Selectors Committee and the Australian and AIS National Coach) and Ron Pengelly (Director of BAI and Chairman of the BAI Selectors Committee) and with the assistance of AIS boxing coaches and AIS Conditioning coaches.

The boxers that attended the camp are:
48kg Jamie Harding (QLD)
52kg Campbell Cobb-Riley (QLD)
52Kg Timacoy Williams (NSW)
54kg Jacob Dury (SA)
57kg Ibrahim Balla (VIC)
57Kg Justin Coggan (QLD)
60Kg Rohan Murdoch (QLD)
63Kg Sam Ahsee (NSW)
70Kg Zac Dunn (NSW)

The BAI Selectors Committee consisting of Bodo Andreass, Ron Pengelly and Phillip Goodes will nominate the team to the Board of Boxing Australia in the near future with announcement made through Member Associations and this website.

Member Associations have been requested to nominate persons by close of business July 27, 2007, to the positions of:

1. Team Coach
2. Team Manager / Assistant Team Coach

to the 2007 Australian Cadet World Championships Team.

If you are interested please contact your Member Association (State or Territory Association) via the 'Contact Us' Page on this website.

The 2007 Cadet World Championships are scheduled between 30 Aug - 9 Sept in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is anticipated the Cadet team and officials will attend a week training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport prior to the World Championships.

(message posted 20/07/07)

Election of new BAI Committees

At the Boxing Australia Inc. Council Meeting held on Saturday 14 July, 2007, an election was conducted to appoint the new members of the BAI Committee's - Selectors Committee, Referee and Judges Committee, Rules Committee and the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee.

To view the appointees of the new Committee's go to the 'About us' page of this website.

(message posted 16/07/07)

Date Change for 2007 World Championships

AIBA announced on 10 July last that the date scheduled for the AIBA 2007 World Championships - Chicago is now changed due to "various unavoidable reasons". The notification letter and new timetable can be viewed on the AIBA website at http://www.aiba.org/

An AIBA Executive Committee will be conducted in Chicago on 21 October next  and an AIBA Extraordinary Congress is scheduled during the day prior to the Opening Ceremony of the AIBA World Championships on 22 October, 2007 with the tournament running through to 3 November.

(message posted 11/07/2007)

2007 Australian Championship change of venue and date

The new details are as follows:
VENUE
The Mansfield Tavern and Convention Centre
181 Wecker Rd, Mansfield, Brisbane
DATE
December 6 - 9, 2007 (Thursday to Sunday)

Please contact Boxing Queensland for further information on qabai@iprimus.com.au or telephone 07 3287 1211.

(message posted 21/6/07)

Boxing Australia office change of address

Boxing Australia's national office has moved its residence to a new address:

Sports House
Level 2, 375 Albert Road
Albert Park, Vic, 3206

Tel: 03 9926 1330
Fax: 03 9926 1331

Email address is the same at bai@boxing.org.au

(message posted 07/06/2007)

AIS team results at the USTI Grand Prix in the Czech Republic
Congratulations to Brad Pitt 91kg for winning GOLD at the Usti Grand Prix and to Daniel Beahan 91+kg for winning BRONZE.

For full results click on this link.

(message posted 31/05/07)

Arafura Games 2007

Boxing Australia sent the Australian World Championship Team members not currently traveling with the National Coach in Europe to represent Australia at the Arafura Games in Darwin 14 - 18 May, 2007. The tournament provided great experience with skilled opponents from South East Asia and the Oceania Region. For full results of the tournament go to the 'Results' page on this website.

Congratulations to Boxing Northern Territory for a successful tournament. The Boxing N.T. team of volunteers and officials put in a lot of hard work and it was to their credit the tournament was viewed as a great event. Special mention should be made of the great work of Boyd Scully, President of Boxing N.T.

The tournament hosted the highest number of AIBA and Oceania accredited Referees and Judges ever at a Arafura Games and these R&J's performed with the highest level of competency. A special thank you to Tomis Papak, Chairman of the Australian R&J Standing Committee, and Wayne Rose, Secretary of the Australian R&J Standing Committee, for their contribution to the Games.

Boxing Australia would like to thank the Team Coach and Manager Phil Goodes for his inspiration, enthusiasm and dedication to the Australian boxing team. Also, thank you to Phil and Don Abnett (AIS Indigenous Program Coach) for their support to the independent Australian boxers competing without their coaches. Special congratulations are due, also, to the boxers of the AIS/NTID, ACT and SA teams for their good performances.

Finally, Boxing Australia would like to express its thanks to the N.T. Government and the Arafura Games organisers for their support of the tournament.

(message posted 24/5/07)

Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship Holders - High Performance Boxing Program

Luke Boyd 54kg
Luke Jackson 57kg
Todd Kidd 64kg
Jarrod Fletcher 75kg
Brad Pitt 91kg
Daniel Beahan 91+kg

Click on the following link to the AIS website to view boxer profiles

(message posted 24/5/2007)

Australian Institute of Sport Scholarship Holders - Indigenous Program

Nathan Carroll
Cameron Hammond
Sammy Leone
Joel Hutchison
Rene Simpson
Timacoy Williams

Click on the following link to the AIS website to view boxer profiles.

(message posted 24/5/07)
(updated 18/06/07)

AUSTRALIAN TEAM RESULTS AT 2007 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the Australian Team for a successful tournament in Samoa for the Oceania Championships April 22 -27 this year.

Special congratulations to our Gold Medalists Jimmy Ceapa (51kg), Luke Boyd (54kg), Will Tomlinson (60kg), Jarrod Fletcher (75kg), and Brad Pitt (91kg). Congratulations, also, to our Silver Medalists Paul Fleming (57kg), Todd Kidd (64kg), and Daniel Beahan (91+kg). Acknowledgement should also be made of the good performances of Gerard O'Mahony (69kg) and Matthew Corbett (81kg) against the eventual gold medalists in their divisions.

A special thank you to the Samoan Amateur Boxing Association for organising two special Under 17 bouts for Steven Sutherland, both of which he won well.

For full results go to the 'Results' page on this website.

Click on this document link to view photos from the tournament.

The Australia Team

48kg Steven Sutherland from Victoria
51kg Jimmy Ceapa from NSW
54kg Luke Boyd from NSW
57kg Paul Fleming from Queensland
60kg Will Tomlinson from Victoria
64kg Todd Kidd from Queensland
69kg Gerard O'Mahony from ACT
75kg Jarrod Fletcher from Queensland
81kg Matthew Corbett from NSW
91kg Brad Pitt from Victoria
91kg+ Daniel Beahan from Queensland

(message posted 24/05/2007)

2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Boxer Pathway
Click on the link to view the *2008 Beijing Olympic Games Boxer Pathway.

For information on your State or Territory Association Selection process please view the appropriate State or Territory website or contact the association via the 'Contact Us' page of this website.

(message posted 22/12/2006)

World Anti Doping Code 2007 Prohibited List

The World Anti-Doping Code 2007 Prohibited List is now available on the WADA website:
http://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibitedlist.ch2. The 2007 list will come into effect on January 1^st 2007,
until that time the 2006 Prohibited List remains effective. This web page includes the 2007 Prohibited
List, 2007 Monitoring Program and a summary of major modifications.

(message posted 17/11/06)



1. Australian Selection Trials for 2007 Oceania Championships and 2007 World Championships Team.

Click on document link for full results.

(this message was posted 10/04/2007)

2. U19 World Championships

After a long journey via London to Morocco, a lost ticket for one member (which was later located), a severe stomach bug for another member and lost luggage that was later received a couple of days after arriving in Agadir, Morroco, the team pulled together to compete in the U19 World Championships.

* Semi Final: Paul Fleming defeated by Russian opponent on points. (Bronze medal).

* Trent Broadhurst was defeated by an Egyptian 17-12.
* Dean Reid was defeated by a Polish opponent 17-5 while suffering a severe stomach bug.
* Leroy Brown was defeated by a Ukraine opponent RSCI.

3. Australian National Championships
Marrara Indoor Basketball Stadium in Darwin 20-23 July 2006

* Results

4. Commonwealth Games 2006

Gold x 2!

Congratulations to Brad Pitt (91kg) and Jarrod Fletcher (75kg) for winning a gold medal in each of their respective weight categories.

Four Bronze medals!

What a fantastic win for Luke Jackson (57kg), Lenny Zappavigna (60kg), and Steven Rudic (91+kg) at their first Commonwealth Games and Ben McEachran (81kg) at his second Commonwealth Games after winning Bronze at Manchester 2002. A great result for the Australian Boxing Team.

A big thank you to all the members in the team and also to the National Coach Bodo Andreass, Assistant Coach Mick Daly and Team Manager Phillip Goodes who have worked and trained very hard